Textile Mills Gear Up With Growth And Wage Disputes
1937 outlook predicts reopenings and higher profits as unfilled orders and shipments reach decade highs. Manchester New Hampshire examples show mills operating again after closures, but Japanese competition looms. Labor leaders dispute wage gains, arguing total weekly earnings lag behind other industries and warn of workload increases and potential 20 percent demands amid legislative tax contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Southwick
Cladius T. Murchison
Cotton Textile Bantitute
New England
Manchester
N. H
Pacific Mills
Chicopee Manufacturing Company
Amoskeag Manufacturing Co
Murchison
Francis J. Gorman
First Ince
United Textile Workers
Gorman
Eekinae
Sixty Dead in Raids Across Madrid and Surroundings
Insurgent bombers attacked Santander killing sixty. Socialist forces claimed advances along the Manzanares river as militiamen seized trenches near Usera. In other actions, Socialists routed fascists at Al Basurero and Taracena Sector after heavy artillery and mortar fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Santander
Socialist
Manzanares
Usera Oesen
al Basurero
Ura
Ford Receives Patent for Rear Engine Car Design
Washington reports patent officials granted Henry Ford a patent for a new automobile design with the engine mounted crosswise at the rear. The clutch transmission and differential form a unit on rubber, eliminating a long drive shaft. Filed in 1935, no body design was submitted, only plans for a basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patent Office
Gay & Patent
Henry Ford
Ford
Riggsbee Plans to Manage Camp and Tourism Venture
Mr and Mrs C M Riggsbee prepare to manage a large tourist camp near Athens after the first of the year. Riggsbee, former chief of Decatur, has about 20 years of service and many friends in the region who wish him success in his new enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Riggsbee
Athens
Riges
Riggsbee
Decatur
George T. Downs, Jr
Birmingham
City
George T. Downs, Sr
Huge airliner lost near Burbank sparks broad search
Radio contact failed as United Air Lines planes followed orders to Bakersfield to keep channels clear. Ground stations across Arizona and California sought the missing craft amid rain squalls and low clouds. A Tehachapi mountain sighting and the fate of seven passengers and two pilots remain unresolved as snow obscures Utah wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Air Line
Bakersfield
Arizona
California
Pacific Coast
Sierra Madre
Mojave Desert
Lebec
Here
Tehachapi Mountains
M. Markwell
Los Angeles
Mayworth
Calif
Ford
Charlotte Hall
Pasadena
San Francisco
Joe Livermore
Arthur A. Haid
Northwest Air Lines
Utah
Four midwest and west coast air crashes claim many lives
The month saw four fatal or near fatal plane mishaps with 27 people involved. A Western Air Express flight from Los Angeles to Salt Lake disappeared with 7 aboard, likely buried in Utah snow. Northwest Airlines crash in Idaho killed two pilots amid blizzard search efforts. Braniff test flight near Dallas killed six officials or employees. United Airlines disappearance from San Francisco to Burbank left 12 aboard, including 4 women and 8 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
West
Western Air Express
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Utah
Northwest Airlines
Idaho
Braniff Airways
Dallas
United Airlines
San Francisco
Burbank
Woman Quizzed in Vaughan Death in Selma
Sheriff says a woman identified as Mrs. Helen Napper is being detained in Selma in connection with the death of Grey G. Vaughan a prominent Dallas county farmer and brother of Judge William M Vaughan. Police say the woman was detained on Christmas Day as detectives gather details of the shooting at Vaughan home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
Sam A. Reynolds
Helen Napper
Grey G. Vaughan
Dallas County
William M., Vaughan
Dallas
Reynolds
Vaughan
Market Quotations In Wall Street By Victor Eubank
Wall Street slips after early lift as cross currents of year end tax selling weigh on equities. Commodities rise with export copper and grain futures hitting new recoveries while oils, rails, aircrafts, rubbers, and misc stocks show mixed gains and declines. Chicago hogs and cattle futures standout with higher limits and strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Standard Oils N. J
California
Plymouth Oil
Amerada
Shell Union
Pure Oil
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Seaboard Air Line
New Haven Preferred
Boeing
United Aircraft
U.S. Rubber
Goodyear
National Lead
Anaconda
Greyhound Corp
Pittsburgh Screw and Bolt
Yellow Truck
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Woolworth
Macy
Chrysler
General Motors
American Telephone
Consolidated Edison
U. 8. Smelting
Continental Can
U. 8. Steel
Bethlehem
Nash
North American
Westinghouse
General Electric
duPont and Borden
Livestock Market Quotes By Weight and Grade
Steady to weak livestock prices with cattle and hogs listed by weight and grade. Grassy slaughter steers and heifers 3 1-20 to 1-2c, heavy yearlings to 5 1-20, beef cows 3 1-4c to 3.75, fat cows to 4.00, cutters 2c to 3c, thin shells 2 1-2c down. Hogs 200-800 lbs 9.70. 305 lbs up 9.50. 160-195 lbs 9.20. 130-155 lbs 8.20. 125 lbs down 7.20. Sows 8.20. Lambs at 7c to 7 1-2c, plain lambs 5 1-2c, culls 4c and down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Dept
Liverpool cotton market quotes and futures steady
Liverpool on December 28 reports 1000 bales of American cotton with spot trading modest and prices up nine points. Quoted mids range from strict good middling 7.85 to strict good ordinary 6.08, with futures closing steady including Dec 6.86 and Oct 6.55.
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Liverpool
Poultry Prices Reported in Chicago Live Market
Chicago dealers list poultry and dressed turkey prices by weight and breed on December 23. Hens, roosters, and turkeys of various weights from 4 to 7 pounds show firm demand and price points. geese ducks and capons also included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Plymouth
White Rock
W. M. Stutts Laid to Rest After Auto Accident
Funeral services were held for William Martin Stutts, 33, who died from injuries after being struck by a car near Belle Mina on Christmas Eve. He lived near Rockwood and is survived by his widow and four sisters. Two men were arrested for leaving the scene of the accident and jailed in Limestone County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Martin Stutts
Baugh's Infirmary
Belle Mina
B. Hamilton
Rockwood
Franklin County
Hughes
Red Bay
Brown
Decatur
Woodin Cemetery
Edward Eugene
Madison
J. T. Bryant
E. J. Carter
State Highway Patrol
George Cain
Sawyer Miller
Limestone County
Athens
Bryant
Cali
Rev. John C. Cowell Jr to Lead Decatur Revival
The Rev. John C. Cowell Jr arrives at Central Baptist Church next Sunday for a community revival. He will also serve as supply pastor during the visit and may continue work in Decatur through the season ahead of summer tent meetings. Local ministers welcome the event as a chance to reach unchurched residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Cowell
Central Baptist Church
Cowell
Decatur
Dr. Cowell
Vermont Governor Arrested Again
In Turland Vermont Governor Charles M. Smith and Marble Savings Bank officers were re-arrested on charges of violating banking laws. Lathrop H. Baldwin Samuel A. Howard and Bert L Stafford, bank officers, were detained alongside the governor. Howard and Stafford had not yet faced trial in earlier cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turland
Charles M. Smith
Marble Savings Bank
Lathrop H. Baldwin
Samuel A. Howard
Bert L. Stafford
Stafford
Howard
Child Suffering Severe Hand Cut At Hillsboro Incident
Two and a half year old boy from Hillsboro was brought to a Decatur doctor’s office Sunday afternoon with a severe cut on the left hand. The axe slipped while his older brother chopped wood, nearly severing two fingers. He was returned home after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hames
Hillsboro
Decatur
Mead Exits Race in House Democratic Leadership
Washington sources report Rep. Mead of New York withdrew from the race for the House Democratic leadership, narrowing the active candidate list to three as discussions continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rep
Mead
N. Y
Seizure of Mattson Boy Highlights 1936 Kidnap Pattern
Tacoma police and Justice agents surrounded the Mattson home after a bold abduction. The boy, 4 feet 6 inches, 70 pounds, wearing a blue jacket, knickers, and brown slippers, was seized while his parents visited neighbors. The incident marks a rare Park era kidnap case as federal officials note it as the last major abduction in the nation.
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Ets
Tacoma
Department of Justice
Mattson
Mars
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George Weyerhaeuser
Harry Brunette
New York
William A. Turnbull
New Jersey
Merle Vandenbush
Brunette
F. B. I. Files
Harry
Buddy) Browe
Detroit
Decatur Calendar Notes Holiday Visits And Local News
Decatur residents and visitors fill the holiday period with travel to Birmingham Duluth and Montgomery while out‑of‑town relatives stay with local families. Local police report quiet holidays but 14 DUI arrests in the district and multiple small fires. A mix of weddings licenses hospital transfers and community events fills town life as schools and churches resume after Christmas.
Kidnapping Probe Ties Tacoma Doctor’s Family To Night’s Crisis
In Tacoma Washington police hunt a kidnapper after Dr W W Mattson operated today for his 10 year old son Charles while the other three family members waited under guard at their police protected home as authorities pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
W. W. Mattson
Charles
Mattson
Funeral Held for Mrs Chenault in Danville Area
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p m at the residence for Mrs Margaret Jane Chenault 84 who died Thursday night. She is survived by seven sons and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Rev Emmett Byars officiated with interment in Lindsay Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Jane Chenault
Tee
Frank Hog
Danville
Pruitt Stephenson
Isaac
L. C
A. W
T. J
J. A
J. M
Hartselle
W. D
Webster
Tex
Emmett Byars
Moulton
Lindsay Cemetery
Peck
Moye Receives Two Pro Grid Offers After College Play
Lamar Moye, a center at the University of Alabama, has two offers to play professional football. The Chicago Cardinals recently extended an offer while the Detroit Lions had previously shown interest. Moye plans to coach and teach after graduation but may accept pro football if teaching plans fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Moye
University of Alabamia
Chicago Cardinals
Detroit Lions
Moye
Officers Honored At Barbecue Dinner Near Wheeler Lake
Charles, Marshall and Edward Sandlin will host a barbecue dinner at their home three miles west of here near Wheeler Lake at 6 30 tonight to honor Sheriff J Street Sandlin John Sandlin Captain Van Gilbert and C T Barrett from the state highway patrol. John Wilkerson Crowton resident will perform specialty buck and wing dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles, Marshall
Edward Sandlin
Wheeler Lake
Here
J. Street Sandlin
John Sandlin
van Gilbert
C T. Barrett
State
Highway Patrol
John Wilkerson
Crowton
Garden Club Honors Winners Across North and South Decatur
The Garden Club announced winners in interior and exterior categories across North Central and South Decatur, plus Living Christmas trees. Notable mentions include Mrs. C D Patterson and many other members, with special honors to Fred and Paul Stipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Garden Club Today
North Decatur
E. A. Tillery
L. R. Nash
John Harlow
C. M. Murdock
South Central Decatur
Paul Crawford
Chester Sartor
Harry Malone
Darrah
Ivy Rankin
Pruitt Sims
Calvin Blizzard
Lether Smith
Collie ‘Gilliam
B. B. Cavner
Alabama Mills
Dean Hampton
West Decatur
Makey Martin
A. N. Moyer
Mamie Kirby
Z. K. Goode
William Roberts
Paul Davis
Neal Abel
Ed Berry
J. B. McBride
Fred and
Paul Stipe
New officers named today by Decatur Ministerial Association
At Central Baptist church the Decatur Ministerial Association elected new officers for the year: Rev I W Myers president from Southside Baptist Rev Lewis H Knigh vice president from Westminster Presbyterian Rev Z R Carpenter secretary treasurer from Austinville Methodist. John Peach chaired the advisory committee and Dr W A Brown spoke on Alabama education work and future plans. They will provide three minute speakers during January services to promote educational opportunities and boost February enrollment at the University center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Ministerial Association
Central Baptist Church
I. W. Myers
Southside Baptist Church
Dent
Lewis H. Knigh
Westminster Presbyterian
Z. R. Carpenter
Austinville Methodist
Etary
Ohn Peach
University of Alabama Center
W. A. Brown
Edward Simpson Seeks Parole in Alabama Hearings
Edward Simpson will apply for parole to the Alabama Board of Pardons and the Governor on January 12, 1937. He was convicted in Morgan County Court of petty larceny in three cases and sentenced to twelve months in each case in the July 1935 term. sentence dated December 26, 1936. His notice appears in December 28 and January 4 notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Simpson
Board of Pardons
Alabama
Morgan County
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JRW
NEA Service Inc
Vaughn
Young
Decatur Livestock Market
W. M. Stutts
Vermont
Decatur’s
Hal Lee
George Abbot
Duluth, Minn
Florida
G. A. Berry
Chas. R. Higgins
Montgomery
T. Rollo
Rollo
Sherman Street
Faye
Clara Maude Richards
A. M. Richards
Mrs. Richards
Jesse Crane
Paducah, Ky
Jack Norwood
Clifton Pepper
Columbus, Ga
Lucien Bloodworth
H. G. Rice
Louisville, Ky
L. & N. Railroad Co
Johnny Acker
Marjorie
Anni&ston
Tom Sloan
W. R. Freeze
Somerville
Nancy Lee
Betty
Hearthaven
Grant Street
Sue van Gilbert
State Highly Patrol
Elkmont
Bessie Blankenship
H. 8. Dupree
Brown Service Funeral Company
Nadine Shelton
Miss Shelton
Jasper
Lila Dave McDonald
Virginia McDowra
Olema Chambliss
Austinville
Mrs. Hackett
Horace McMillan
U.S. Marine Corps
Quantico, Va
J.T. English
Phillip Shanks
A. L. Guyer of
Katherine Hunter
Heflin
Cleburne County
Ed Templeton
Richard Albert Jervis
St. Louis
Anne Hertzler Lovelace
Huntsville
William Mike Cost
Goldie Ruth Harrison
Alvin Neville
Trinity
Roy Street
Maurice Norwood
Cullman Tribune
Joe Sewell
Speigner
D .O. Simpson
A. B. Keltner
Charlotte
Little Rock, Ark
James Simpson
Nashville
J. N. Simpson
Fifth Avenue East
G. R. McKelvey
Opelika
Willie Mae Surrat
Princeton, Ind
Maurie Shumake
John Otha Black
Howard College
G. V. Hamilton
15Th Avenue
East
Mrs
Cecil Royer
Atlanta
Lanier Royer
Fula Roper
E. G. Roper
Frank T. Richardson, Jr
Florence
Ed Leftwich
Greenwood,Miss
L. B. Leftvich
Mooresville
F. E. Cocke
Clarksdale, Miss
Mr. Richardson
Ralph Vines
Mrs. Lawson Pepper and Baby
Dallas, Tex
Clifford Penney
Talladega
John Roberts
Lacey Terry
John Pepper
T. H. Alexander
Tennessee
D. C. Almon
H. W. Gibson
Tracyne
Iuka
Miss
J. S. Sanderson
Route 3
Tracyne Gibson
Opal Sanderson
Alton Cato
Falkville
Santa
Bob Jervis
Georgia Tech
Tech
R. N. Harris
Somerville Road
Fairview
J. R. Doss
Johnston Street
R. G. Gray
Benevolent Society Hospital
E. E. Speer
Wadsworth Street
Limestone
Jackson
Cullman
Lauderdale
Colbert
Herman Sandlin
Sam Clay
W. Z. Butler
Gandy's Cove
O. T. Bowling
Gadsden
E. T. Sheppard
Veterans’ Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Jeff Rowe
Mr. Rowe
Garden Club
Decatur Daily
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